I hear a beat like this, and think about growin upHouse parties, with gangbangers showin upRepresent your hood, everybody throw it upThey say Cube get on the mic, nigga blow it upI used to lyrical, politicalBut now you want it sugarcoated like cerealFirst I met Dre, then I met Yella (yessir)Dr. Dre made me rap acapellaMe and Jinx did a show at Dudo's {?}With K-Dee, I think it was two showsThen Dre introduced me to ECruisin down the street in his red JeepHe said, yo niggaz we should flip it like thisCause them _Boyz N the Hood_ like the gangsta shitI put the pen to the pad, young nigga was rawAnd told the world how we felt about the lawIt was real

[Chorus 2X: samples + (Cube)]I see the happiness (all day every day)I see the painWhere am I (growin up in the hood)Back down memory lane

[Ice Cube]Oh shit, it's N.W.A.!Them niggaz on tour and they comin our wayLil' Eminem is still tucked awayIn that trailer park, just bumpin our tapeJerry Heller tried to make his escapeI had to bounce, while other niggaz got rapedSame niggaz turned around and said fuck meNo FUCK YOU cause I'm down with Chuck DAnd I'm 'bout to do a movie up, a classicWhen I hit the screen, nigga it was magicNever thought I'd see Eazy in a casketThanks for everythang, that's on everythangI learned a lot of game from youI like your son, he got his name from youI tell him everythang that he need to knowIf he ask my advice, I won't think twice homey

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[Ice Cube]From _Boyz N the Hood_, to _XXX 2_Everybody wanna know my next moveFans all around say "We love you Cube!"I wanna take time to say I love you tooI love all my fans cause they know I'm a manAnd not a little boy or some fuckin play toyA lot of niggaz say I grew up on youAnd let me know if anybody fuck wit'chuCause you talk a lot of shit about the red, black & blueAnd how they treat a nigga called Katrina, did you see herWhite folks worry 'bout them fuckin misdemeanorWhile black people dyin in that God damn arenaJust because I'm actin nigga never stop rappinIt's in my blood homey, I'ma keep the party crackinMoney keep stackin 'til they put me in a casketWho you think you fuckin wit? Here's another classic